Civil Engineer - Facilities - Entry to Experienced Level (Maryland)
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Facilities Services Supervisor
Smithsonian Institution
Other Agencies and Independent Organizations
Location
Edgewater, Maryland
Salary
$32.93 - $38.35
per hour
Type
Full-Time
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Job Description
Summary
This job involves overseeing the daily cleaning, maintenance, and support operations for Smithsonian buildings in a specific area, including managing teams of cleaners, laborers, and movers while coordinating special events.
It requires hands-on leadership to ensure everything runs smoothly in high-traffic, historic sites visited by millions.
A good fit would be someone with experience supervising facility teams, strong organizational skills, and a passion for keeping public spaces safe and welcoming.
Key Requirements
- Experience planning, directing, and monitoring building maintenance, cleaning, labor, and materials handling operations
- Supervisory experience over custodial, laborer, and facilities services staff, including full range of personnel functions
- Proficiency in using maintenance management software for timekeeping, purchasing, work orders, and reporting
- Ability to coordinate special events and manage day-to-day operations in high-traffic, historic facilities
- Relevant paid or unpaid experience (including volunteer work) demonstrating knowledge, skills, and abilities for facilities supervision
- Strong organizational and coordination skills for multi-staff operations
Full Job Description
The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo.
This position is located in one of the Smithsonian Institution's facilities serviced by the Office of Facilities Management (FM).
The Office of Facilities Management (FM) is responsible for all Smithsonian facilities, many of which are designated as historic and all of which are visited by millions of people each year.
In order to be rated qualified, an applicant's overall experience and training must indicate possession of the minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the duties of this position.
Your resume must be no more than two (2) pages and should clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with the responsibilities and specialized experience required for this position.
Do not copy language directly from the vacancy announcement, as you will be deemed ineligible for consideration. Instead, provide detailed, descriptive information about your actual experience.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).
Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:
The Facilities Services Supervisor is responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementation of all building/facilities services, laborer, custodial and materials handling operations within the zone/building.
In this position, you will: Plan, direct, monitor and manage the operations of a zone/building in the day-to-day oversight of a large cleaning operation, labor and moving services, and special event coordination.
Perform the full range of supervisory functions for Building and Facilities Services, Custodial, Laborer, and Materials Handling staff.
Use a maintenance management computer software system (Facility Center) for timekeeping, purchasing, work order management and reporting.
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